U.S. 36 to be closed nightly at McCaslin Monday through Thursday

By Enterprise Staff

Posted:
08/22/2014 03:41:32 PM MDT

U.S. 36 will be closed nightly in both directions at the McCaslin Boulevard bridge this week.

The closures, which will be for a quarter-mile on each side of the bridge, will be from 10 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. Traffic will be detoured at the off-ramps and routed immediately back on to U.S. 36 via the on-ramps.

The closure is needed for girder installation on the McCaslin Boulevard bridge, according to CDOT.

A diverging diamond interchange crosses traffic to the opposite side of the road across and interchange, so vehicles have unimpeded movement onto the freeway ramps. The McCaslin bridge is being completed in phases to accommodate traffic and will be complete in late 2015, according to CDOT.

The interchange is being built in conjunction with the U.S. 36 Express Lanes Project, which is building an express lane in each direction on U.S. 36. The lanes will be for to accommodate high occupancy vehicles, Bus Rapid Transit and tolled single occupancy vehicles. The project also is replacing several bridges, building a commuter bikeway, add Bus Rapid Transit improvements and installing a system for tolling, transit and traveler information and incident management. Phase 1, from Federal Boulevard to 88th Street in Louisville/Superior, will open to the public in 2015. Phase 2, from 88th Street to Table Mesa Drive in Boulder, will open in early 2016.

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